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Jill England stands in a hallway holding her CEHS Staff Star Award.

23 Jan 2023

Jill England selected for CEHS Staff Star Award

Jill England, graduate coordinator in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, has been named the recipient of the latest Staff Star Award by the College of Education and Human Sciences Staff Council.

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17 Jan 2023 By Kelcey Buck

Kristy Weissling named SECD Interim Department Chair

As 2023 begins, SECD is welcoming a new interim department chair, professor of practice Kristy Weissling. Weissling takes over for Steven Barlow who is returning to his faculty position in the department as the Corwin Moore Professor and director of the Communication Neuroscience Laboratories.

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Headshots for Amanda Cardey, Jessilyn Coe, Alexis Goodenberger, Sydney Huls, Riha Karney, Maddy Nelson, Julia Raffel, Sarah Rogoz and Kaylie Trumble

16 Dec 2022

December 2022 Graduate Q-&-As

Nine SECD students who are graduating with their bachelor's degrees shared Q-&-As ahead of the Dec. 17 commencement ceremony. Amanda Cardey, Sydney Huls, Riha Karney, Sarah Rogoz and Kaylie Trumble are earning degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders, while Jessilyn Coe, Alexis Goodenberger, Maddy Nelson and Julia Raffel are completing dual degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education (K-6).

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14 Dec 2022

Hailey Droge, Kelsey Zach among students being recognized as Chancellor's Scholars

Hailey Droge and Kelsey Zach, both students in SECD, are among the 13 Husker graduates who will be recognized as Chancellor's Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 17. Students are named Chancellor's Scholars for maintaining perfect 4.0 GPAs on all collegiate work.

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Emma Spence smiles for a photo wearing her bronze medal from the World Gymnastics Championships

13 Dec 2022 By Kelcey Buck

SECD student Emma Spence shines on international gymnastics stage

Emma Spence, a sophomore majoring in communication sciences and disorders and Husker gymnast, helped Team Canada to a historic bronze medal at the World Gymnastics Championships earlier this fall.

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The Barkley Memorial Center, located on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus, is home to the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders.

15 Nov 2022

SECD faculty, students set to present at ASHA Convention Nov. 17-19

Several faculty and students from SECD are scheduled to be part of 15 virtual and in-person presentations during the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. This year’s convention is being held Nov. 17-19 in New Orleans, with a virtual library of pre-recorded sessions available Nov. 10-28.

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09 Nov 2022 By Kelcey Buck

Tessa Boesiger finds her home in Nebraska’s audiology program

When Tessa Boesiger was considering colleges for her undergraduate degree, she didn’t know exactly what she wanted to study, and she didn’t have the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on her radar.

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Audiologist Stacie Ray checks the ears and hearing aids of 13-year-old Chloie Lechance.

03 Nov 2022 By Kateri Hartman, University Communication and Marketing

Nebraska audiology programs amplify life for deaf and hard-of-hearing

When Jeremy Lachance heard that his 13-year-old daughter needed new hearing aids, he wasn’t sure how he’d pay for it. That’s where HearU Nebraska, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln led hearing aid bank for children, came in.  

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Sara Reuss guides a student at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI) as an orientation and mobility specialist.

01 Nov 2022 By Kelcey Buck

Reuss drawing on experience to lead Husker orientation and mobility program

When Sara Reuss moved to Nebraska as a junior in high school, her mother arranged for her and her brothers to volunteer at the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired (NCECBVI). Reuss continued to volunteer throughout college while earning her bachelor’s degree in anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Husker students hike through the Cloud Forest in Costa Rica

27 Oct 2022 By Kelcey Buck

Applications open for May 2023 faculty-led study abroad to Costa Rica

Husker students interested in spending two weeks in Costa Rica learning about the educational system, sustainability, ecotourism, and more, can now apply for the May 2023 study abroad experience led by professors of practice Sue Kemp and Kristy Weissling.

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